The key component of this plan is accountability. Part of this will be full disclosure, providing district goals and progress on a Web site for all to view. By publicly stating goals and publicly charting progress, the district’s accountability to its residents will be unprecedented.

“That’s unheard of, that level of accountability,” said Osborn. “The Michigan Association of School Boards is designing a dashboard for us that will be on our Web site so people can log on a see where we’re going, what we’re doing, and if we’re meeting our stated goals.”

Community involvement is not only a big part in ensuring the district sticks to the plan, district residents played a pivotal role in developing district’s new goals and vision.

“We convened two community forums, we ran surveys on the Web site, we interviewed more than 200 people on our strengths and areas for growth,” Osborn explained.

The six targets of the plan are: student achievement, finance, facilities, community involvement, technology, and learning environment.

Six different teams were assembled to create goals and objectives in these critical areas for the district. An ILS staff member was on each team as well as community members.

Each of the groups met to hammer out the details of its objectives and goals for the district, within their specific focus.

Now the district is reaching the end of the process. Once the plan is finalized and implemented, it will be displayed on the district Web site, giving complete community access to the plan.